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Koltsovo Airport
Airport Directory » Russia » Ekaterinburg » Koltsovo AirportKoltsovo Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Кольцово) (IATA: SVX, ICAO: USSS) is an international airport turn up 16km (ten mi) southeastward of Yekaterinburg, Russia. The airport is a hub for Ural Airlines and Aviacon Zitotrans.
The airport was opened in 1928 as a armed forces airbase and got a civilian airport on July 10, 1943. In October 1993 it get international position.
As of 2005, Koltsovo is the 5th biggest airport in Russia and a fellow member of Airports Council International (ACI). In 2006, it dealt 1,764,948 riders and 15,519 metrical metric ton of freight. In 2007, it dealt 2,345,097 riders, corresponding a 32.9% increase compared to the previous yr. The airport has 60 aircraft stand up and assists more than 50 destinations in the world including a twelve in Europe.
The new international depot opened in December 2005, and the new domestic depot in October 2007. A new logistics centre and a big freight depot are now under building. A 3rd landing track is anticipated to be build by 2009, enabling the airport to care all types of heavy aircraft, including the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380.
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